Andean / Native

Costanera

CIP coastal-adapted variety. Suited to Peruvian Pacific coast irrigation systems.

At a glance

Origin

Peru / CIP

Region

Andean / Native

Best uses

All-purposeFrying / Fries

About this variety

CIP coastal-adapted variety. Suited to Peruvian Pacific coast irrigation systems.

Costanera is classified as a andean / native variety, primarily used for all-purpose, frying / fries. For agronomic specs, breeder details, and trial data not yet captured here, refer to the source registries linked at the bottom of this page.

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Sources & methodology

Variety profiles aggregate data from CIP Lima genebank, ICAR-CPRI variety catalogue, EU Common Catalogue, USDA PVPO, AHDB Potato Variety Database, NIAB, NAK Netherlands, the Potato Pedigree Database, national breeding programmes (CAAS, EARO, BARI, INTA, EMBRAPA, INIFAP, IHAR-PIB, VNIIKKH), and peer-reviewed literature in Potato Research and the American Journal of Potato Research.

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